Single...Attended Palomar College in San Diego County before transferring to Bacone College in Muskogee, Okla…Was named NAIA Honorable Mention All-America in 2014 after leading the Sooner Athletic Conference in wins, ERA and strikeouts...Is a 2008 graduate of Granada Hills (Calif.) High School...Was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2015…Lost his father to the same disease when he was age 17.
2023
Was limited to 48 appearances due to multiple stints on the injured list...Ranked fourth in the National League among relief pitchers in ground ball percentage (61.6 percent)...Induced a career-high nine GIDP…His 1.83 GIDP/9.0 IP ratio led NL relievers and tied Detroit's Jason Foley for the MLB lead among pitchers with at least 45 appearances...Posted a 1.48 ERA (4 ER/24.1 IP) in 24 home games, compared to a 10.35 mark (23 ER/20.0 IP) in 24 road outings...Limited first batters faced to a .150 (6-40) average, the fifth-best mark in the NL among lefty relievers (min. 30 at-bats)...Recorded a 1.80 ERA (2 ER/10.0 IP) and four holds over his first 11 appearances and a 2.94 mark (11 ER/33.2 IP) and nine holds in 34 games through 6/23...Made back-to-back appearances of 2.0 IP on 6/14 vs. Cleveland and 6/19 at San Francisco...Was on the 15-day injured list from 8/2-31 with a sprained left ring finger…Made three appearances in September before returning to the IL on 9/11 with the same injury…Was transferred to the 60-day IL on 9/22...Was San Diego's Robert Clemente nominee (first career), which recognizes the player who best represents the game through extraordinary character, community involvement, philanthropy and positive contributions on and off the field.
2022
Made 55 appearances out of the SD pen this season, second to only Luis Garcia's 64, in his third full season with San Diego...Was the only NL reliever and one of three ML relievers (also: CWS'Reynaldo Lopez and KC's Amir Garrett) to allow one HR-orfewer across at least 55 relief outings...his one and only HR of the season came on Sept 24 vs. COL (Randal Grichuk)...his previous HR allowed was exactly a year and one day prior (Sept 23, 2021 vs. SF)...Was scoreless with two holds in each of his first 4 appearances from April 4-19 before allowing 7 ER across his five app. from April 22-May 4 (21.00 ERA)...Shelved on the 15-day IL (left shoulder inflammation) from May 7-20, his only stint on the IL in ’22...Once being reinstated from the IL, was scoreless in 12 of his next 13 appearances from May 20-June 25, allowing just two ER on three hits and one BB on June 6 vs. NYM, posting a .136 AVG and .054 WHIP over that stretch...Allowed four runs (3 ER) across four app. from June 28-July 4 before posting a career-long 18.2 scoreless-inning streak from July 9-Sept. 6 across 21 app…it was the longest scoreless-inning streak by a SD reliever since Brad Hand in 2017 (24.0 IP, June 14-Aug 8)...In his regular season finale on Oct. 3 vs. SF, he entered the game in the 9th inning with a 7-0 lead but allowed a career-high four ER in SD’s eventual 7-4 victory…in his 30 app. from July 2-Oct. 2, he allowed just four runs (three ER) across his 30 app and lowered his ERA from 4.98 to 2.83 in the process... among all ML relievers who made at least 30 app. in that timeframe, his 1.00 ERA ranked second in the Majors, behind only LAD's Evan Phillips (0.57)...Inherited a team-high 29 runners and allowed just eight of the 29 runners to score (27.6%)…the 27.6 IRS% ranked sixth among all NL relievers who inherited at least 29...Per Statcast, he relied on four pitches: Sinker (55%) four-Seam Fastball (29.1%) Slider (9.1%) Cutter (6.7%)…opponents hit just .116 (5-for-43) vs. his four-seamer but .308 (33-for-107) vs. his sinker...Received his first Postseason action since the shortened 2020 season…did not pitch in the Wild Card Series vs. Mets, but posted scoreless outings and just one hit across his three appearances in the NLDS vs. LAD and the NLCS vs. PHI...Retired all three batters he faced on 8 pitches in Game 1 of the NLDS vs. LAD on Oct. 11 in SD’s 5-3 defeat...Entered Game 4 of the NLDS on Oct. 15 in the seventh inning and stranded both of the runners he inherited in SD’s series-clinching 5-3 victory...Relieved Joe Musgrove in the 6th inning in Game 3 of the NLCS on Oct. 21 and tossed 1.0 scoreless innings across the sixth and seventh frames in SD’s 4-2 defeat.
2021
Set career bests across the board while posting the 2nd-most appearances in the National League (78) and T-3rd-most in the majors…also set career bests in innings pitched (59.2), ERA (3.62), wins (6), holds (17) and SO/BB ratio (2.43, 56-to-23)...He inherited 46 runners, third-most in the NL and 6th-most in the majors…it was more than twice as many inherited runners as the next closest SD reliever (Stammen, 22)… his 26.1 IRS% led SD’s pen and was 6th-lowest among all qualifying NL relievers...Among all hurlers who threw at least 50.0 IP, his 60.0 ground ball % ranked T-3rd in the NL and T-9th in MLB...Was scoreless in 19 of his 25 outings in April-May, posting a 2.42 ERA, .202 opp. AVG and 10.07 SO/9 IP…went on to post a 2.61 ERA in 14 June app. and a 3.68 ERA in 12 July outings…his highest calendar month ERA was 8.68 in his 13 August app., before going scoreless in 11 of his final 14 in Sept/Oct with a 2.61 ERA, .200 opp. AVG and 0.77 WHIP...In 38 home app., he posted a 2.10 ERA (7 ER, 30.0 IP), .191 opp. AVG, 1.00 WHIP and .608 opp. OPS…in 40 away app., posted a 5.16 ERA, .268 opp. AVG, 1.48 WHIP and .797 opp. OPS...Limited LHH to a .210 AVG while righties hit .252...Had 24 outings of nine pitches thrown-or-fewer, the third-most single-digit pitch outings in the majors in ’21, behind only Richard Bleier (35) and Joe Mantiply (26)... Relied on four pitches: 4-Seam Fastball (47%), Sinker (37%), Slider (15%) and Changeup (0.2%)…opponents hit just .198 vs. his 4-seamer with a 26.0 whiff %.
2020
Acquired by the Padres from KC on July 16 in exchange for Franchy Cordero and Ronald Bolaños...Did not allow a run or a hit in his first 3 outings (2.0 IP) from July 26-29 before allowing 5 ER (22.50 ERA) over his next 3 app. (2.0 IP) from 8/2-9....Posted a career-high 9.1 scoreless IP streak across his next 12 outings from Aug. 11-Sept. 15, allowing just 4 hits (.121 AVG)...it was the 2nd-longest streak by a Padre in '20, trailing only Drew Pomeranz's 18.0 scoreless stretch...Allowed multiple runs on 3 occasions (Aug. 2 @ SF, Aug. 9 vs. ARI and Sept. 26 @ SF) and multiple walks just once (Sept. 26 @ SF)...Threw less than 1.0 inning in 15 of his 23 outings... Posted a 2.70 ERA and .235 opponent AVG at Petco Park vs. a 9.64 ERA and .250 opponent clip on the road... Relied on 3 pitches: sinker (46.0%), four-seamer (44.0%) and slider (10.1%)...opponents hit just .111 (3-27) vs. his four seamer and it produced a 36.6 percent whiff rate...Opponents posted an 85.1 AVG mph exit velocity off his pitches, ranking in the 93rd percentile among all pitchers.
POSTSEASON: Received the first postseason work of his career, allowing just 1 hit and 1 unearned run across 3 outings and 2.1 IP...in his 1st career postseason outing, relieved starter Craig Stammen in the 2nd inning and tossed a scoreless 1.0 IP in the Padres' decisive 4-0 bullpen shutout in Game 3 of the Wild Card series vs. STL.
2019
Made the Opening Day roster for the second straight season, but was optioned to Omaha (AAA) on April 9, after five appearances, four of which were scoreless…had two other stints in the big leagues, April 22-24 and June 23-end of the season ... Went 2-0 with a save and a 3.28 ERA (13 ER in 35.2 IP) over his final 40 appearances of the year (June 23-on) ... His .217 opponents' average (31-for-143) overall, ranked sixth among American League left-handers (min. 40 appearances), trailing only Colin Poche (.181), Zack Britton (.182), Aaron Bummer (.184) Aroldis Chapman (.184) and Jake Diekman (.215) ... Held left-handed batters to a .186 average (11-for-59) with the Royals, including .111 (3-for-27) from Aug. 9 through season's end ... His 1.59 ERA (4 ER in 22.2 IP) in 25 appearances vs. American League Central teams ranked fourth in the Majors (min. 20 appearances) ... Inherited 50 base runners in 46 appearances, fourth most in the Majors, and stranded 34 of them (68.0%), including 13 straight over eight appearances from Sept. 5-18 ... His groundball rate of 57.3% ranked eighth among American League pitchers (min. 40 appearances) ... His wins with the Royals came on July 23 at Atlanta (0.1 IP) and Aug. 28 vs. Oakland (2.0 IP) ... Recorded his only big league save of the season on Sept. 7 at Miami in a 7-2 triumph, in which he inherited a two-on, one-out jam in the eighth inning of a 6-2 game, but recorded the final five outs to secure the win ... Had a season-long streak of nine consecutive scoreless outings (7.0 IP) from Sept. 5-21, in which he had 10 strikeouts and allowed just one hit and one walk…retired 16 consecutive batters over eight appearances from Sept. 7-21, including eight strikeouts ... Struck out five consecutive batters (all swinging) over four appearances from Sept. 10-14 ... Made 22 appearances with Omaha from April 26-June 23, in which he posted a 1.82 ERA (5 ER in 24.2 IP) with a .239 opponents' average (22-for-92)…also collected two saves in five appearances with the Storm Chasers between April 9-21.
2018
Made his first Opening Day roster after being added to the 40-man roster during the previous offseason...Led American League rookies with 70 appearances, which were second-most by a Royals rookie, behind only Kelvin Herrera's 76 appearances in 2012..Did not allow a hit over his first seven appearances (6.2 IP), which was one appearance shy of matching the Major League record held by Jonathan Sanchez (2006) and Garry Roggenburk (1963), according to Elias...Earned his first big league win on June 2 vs. Oakland… allowed the tying run to score in the eighth inning, before Jorge Soler's go-ahead homer in the bottom of the inning...Recorded his first save on June 22 at Houston, retiring the side in order in the bottom of the ninth following Rosell Herrera's RBI triple in a 1-0 triumph... Inherited an American League high 51 baserunners, allowing just 15 to score (29.4%), for the sixth-best rate in the AL (min. 40 inherited runners)...His 62.5% groundball rate ranked third among American League relievers, trailing only Zach Britton (72.1%) and teammate Kevin McCarthy (65.2%)…his 4.47 groundballto-flyball ratio ranked second to Britton (6.67)...Held left-handed batters to a .230 average (17-for-74) with just two extra-base hits…lefties hit just .204 against him (11-for-54) through Aug. 20…among MLB hurlers that faced at least 80 left-handed batters, only Taylor Rogers (0) and Shohei Ohtani (1) allowed fewer extrabase hits...Posted a 2.60 ERA (5 ER in 17.1 IP) and a .226 opponents' average (14-for-62) in his first 22 appearances (through May 31), but had a 10.80 ERA (14 ER in 11.2 IP) from June 1-July 24…beginning on July 26, 25 of his last 28 appearances were scoreless, a stretch in which he pitched to a 2.16 ERA (4 ER in 16.2 IP) and held opponents to a .215 average (14-for-65) ... Faced just one batter in 18 of his 70 appearances (25.7%), which tied for third most in the Majors, behind Jerry Blevins (20 of 64) and Oliver Perez (19 of 51).
2017
Went 1-2 with a 4.26 ERA (35 ER in 74.0 IP) in 40 appearances between Wilmington (A) and Northwest Arkansas (AA), setting career highs in innings and strikeouts (84) ... Made 36 of his 40 outings with Northwest Arkansas, where he ranked second among Texas League relievers with a 9.78 K/9 (75 K in 69.0 IP) and had the fifth-lowest BB/9 (2.22) ... Allowed just two home runs in 74.0 innings (0.24 HR/9), including a homerless streak of 50.2 innings from May 26- Aug. 30 ... Held left-handed batters to a .175 average (18-for-103) and just four extra-base hits (.214 slugging percentage) ... Pitched to a 10.02 ERA (23 ER in 20.2 IP) and a .404 opponents' average (38-for-94) in his first 14 appearances through May 26, but had a 2.03 ERA (12 ER in 53.1 IP) and .221 opponents' average (44-for-199) in his last 26 outings, and allowed an earned run in just six of those 26 appearances ... Recorded a 3.0-inning save on July 29 in a 3-2 win vs. Springfield, and a 3.1-inning save on Aug. 18 at Frisco, a 4-0 win in which he combined with Foster Griffin on a five-hit shutout ... Recorded more than three outs in 29 of his 40 outings.
2016
In 2016, went 2-4 with a 3.43 ERA (24 ER in 63.0 IP) and 62 strikeouts (8.9 K/9) in 44 appearances between Wilmington (A) and Northwest Arkansas (AA) ... Started the season at Wilmington, where he allowed a run in seven of his 13 appearances…made his Double-A debut on May 19, and held opponents scoreless in nine of his first 10 outings, posting a 3.02 ERA (15 ER in 44.2 IP) in 31 outings with the Naturals overall.
2015
Did not pitch in 2015 due to injury.
2014
Made his professional debut in 2014, going 3-1 with a 1.64 ERA (4 ER in 22.0 IP) and 30 strikeouts (12.3 K/9) in 20 appearances between Idaho Falls (R) and Lexington (A) ... Held opponents scoreless in 17 of his 20 outings, despite taking the loss in his first appearance, allowing two runs in 0.2 inning…allowed just two earned runs over his next 21.1 innings (0.84) ... Recorded a save or a win in 10 of his 15 outings with Lexington, posting a 1.26 ERA (2 ER in 14.1 IP) and .087 opponents' average (4-for-46) with the Legends.
